Champions

National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team s ...

Boston Beaneaters Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- most p ...

American Association American Association may refer to: Baseball * American Association (1882–1891), a major league active from 1882 to 1891 * American Association (1902–1997), a minor league active from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997 * American Association of Profe ...

: Boston Reds World Series: Boston (NL) declined to meet Boston (AA)

Major league baseball final standings

National League final standings

American Association final standings

Statistical leaders

National League statistical leaders

American Association statistical leaders

Notable seasons

*Philadelphia Phillies left fielder Billy Hamilton leads the NL with 179 hits, 111 stolen bases, 141 runs scored, and a .340 batting average. His .874 OPS and 155 OPS+ both rank second in the league. *Chicago Colts pitcher Bill Hutchinson has a record of 44-19 and leads the NL with 561 innings pitched and 44 wins. His 261 strikeouts rank second in the league. He has a 2.81 earned run average and a 123 ERA+."Bill Hutchison Stats"
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Events

January–March

*January 16 - An agreement is signed between the National League, American Association, and Western Association which creates a three man panel to settle any and all disputes between the three leagues. The agreement occurs two days after the National League allowed the American Association to place a team in Boston, a move the NL's

opposed. *January 30 - The Boston Reds purchase the contract of second baseman

Cupid Childs Clarence Lemuel "Cupid" Childs (August 8, 1867 – November 8, 1912) was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball with a 13-season career from 1888, 1890–1901, playing for the Philadelphia Quakers, Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Pe ...

from the Syracuse Stars for $2,000. *February 1 - The New York Giants sell the contract of Jesse Burkett to the

Cleveland Spiders The Cleveland Spiders were an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The team competed at the major league level from 1887 to 1899, first for two seasons as a member of the now-defunct American Association (AA), followe ...

*February 6 – The

New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East divisio ...

' salary list is leaked to the press. It shows a total player payroll of $54,600 with

Buck Ewing William "Buck" Ewing (October 17, 1859 – October 20, 1906) was an American Major League Baseball player and manager. Renowned for his offensive and defensive skills, he was the first 19th-century catcher elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. C ...

's $5,500 salary topping the scale.

April–June

*April 11 –

Clark Griffith Clark Calvin Griffith (November 20, 1869 – October 27, 1955), nicknamed "The Old Fox", was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher, manager and team owner. He began his MLB playing career with the St. Louis Browns (1891), Boston Reds ...

‚ 21 years old‚ makes his Major League debut‚ pitching for the St. Louis Browns to a 13–5 victory over the

Cincinnati Kelly's Killers Kelly's Killers were a Major League baseball team that played in Cincinnati, Ohio during the 1891 baseball season. The team played in the American Association, which was a major league from 1882 to 1891. The team nickname By contemporary news ...

. After spending much of 1892 and 1893 in the minor leagues‚ Griffith will return to remain active in the majors as a pitcher‚ manager‚ and club owner until his death in

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...

. *April 22 – In the first game at the third

Polo Grounds The Polo Grounds was the name of three stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used mainly for professional baseball and American football from 1880 through 1963. The original Polo Grounds, opened in 1876 and demolished in 1889, was built fo ...

, Boston beats the New York Giants, 4-3. *May 1 –

Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the United States, U.S. U.S. state, state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along ...

League Park League Park was a baseball park located in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It was situated at the northeast corner of Dunham Street (now known as East 66th Street) and Lexington Avenue in the Hough neighborhood. It was built in 1891 as a wood ...

opens with 10,000 fans on hand to see pitcher

Cy Young Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29, 1867 – November 4, 1955) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. Born in Gilmore, Ohio, he worked on his family's farm as a youth before starting his professional baseball career. Young entered th ...

beat

Cincinnati Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line w ...

, 12-3. *May 14 –

Charles Radbourn Charles Gardner Radbourn (December 11, 1854 – February 5, 1897), nicknamed "Old Hoss", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for Buffalo (1880), Providence (1881–1885), ...

of the

Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division and were a charter member of ...

records his 300th career win. *May 17 -

Hughie Jennings Hugh Ambrose Jennings (April 2, 1869 – February 1, 1928) was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager from 1891 to 1925. Jennings was a leader, both as a batter and as a shortstop, with the Baltimore Orioles teams that won N ...

is signed by Louisville Colonels *May 22 – At Cincinnati's League Park,

Mickey Welch Michael Francis Welch (July 4, 1859 – July 30, 1941), nicknamed "Smiling Mickey", was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He stood tall and weighed . He was the third pitcher to accumulate 300 career victories. Welch was born in Brooklyn, New Y ...

of the New York Giants hits into a game-ending triple play. Batting with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, Welch lines one to shortstop

Germany Smith George J. "Germany" Smith (April 21, 1863 – December 1, 1927) was an American Major League Baseball player from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Primarily a shortstop, Smith played for five teams in 15 seasons. He made his major league debut for ...

, who catches the ball and tosses it to second baseman,

Bid McPhee John Alexander "Bid" McPhee (November 1, 1859 – January 3, 1943) was an American 19th-century Major League Baseball second baseman. He played 18 seasons in the majors, from until , all for the Cincinnati Reds franchise. He was elected to the B ...

, who tags the runner caught off second, Charley Bassett. McPhee then relay the ball to first baseman, John Reilly, who toes the sack to retire the runner,

Artie Clarke Arthur Franklin Clarke (1865–1949) was a Major League Baseball player. He played for the New York Giants of the National League in 1890–1891. He played college ball at Brown University and Williams College Williams College is a private ...

, who was running between bases. The Reds won 8–3. *June 1 - Fred Dunlap is released by the Washington Statesmen. *June 22 –

Tom Lovett Thomas Joseph Lovett (December 7, 1863 – March 19, 1928) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of six seasons in Major League Baseball between 1885 and 1894. After playing for the Waterbury team in the Con ...

throws a

no-hitter In baseball, a no-hitter is a game in which a team was not able to record a hit. Major League Baseball (MLB) officially defines a no-hitter as a completed game in which a team that batted in at least nine innings recorded no hits. A pitcher wh ...

as the

Brooklyn Grooms The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1884 as a member of the American Association before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brooklyn until 1957, after which the club moved to Los Angeles, Califo ...

defeat the

, 4-0. *June 30 - The Cincinnati Reds sign former batting champion Pete Browning.

July–September

*July 1 –

Chicago Colts The following is a franchise history of the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball, a charter member of the National League who started play in the National Association in 1870 as the Chicago White Stockings. The Chicago National League Ball Cl ...

outfielder Jimmy Ryan hits for the cycle in a 9–3 win over the

. It's the second time in Ryan's career that he has

hit for the cycle In baseball, hitting for the cycle is the accomplishment of one batter who hits a single, a double, a triple, and a home run in the same game. Collecting the hits in that order is known as a "natural cycle". Cycles are rare in Major League B ...

. *July 31 –

pitcher

Amos Rusie Amos Wilson Rusie (May 30, 1871 – December 6, 1942), nicknamed "The Hoosier Thunderbolt", was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball during the late 19th century. He had a 10-season career in the National League (NL), w ...

no-hits the

Brooklyn Bridegrooms The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1884 as a member of the American Association before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brooklyn until 1957, after which the club moved to Los Angeles, Califor ...

6-0, on 8 walks and 4 K's. At 20 years and 2 months he is the youngest pitcher to toss a

. *August 26 –

John McGraw John Joseph McGraw (April 7, 1873 – February 25, 1934) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player and manager who was for almost thirty years manager of the New York Giants. He was also the third baseman of the pennant-winning 189 ...

debuts with the

Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. As one of the American League's eight charter ...

in the AA. He plays shortstop, makes an error, and he has a hit as the Orioles defeat the Columbus Buckeyes, 6-5. *September 4 – Responding to writers who claim it's time for him to quit,

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = List of sovereign states, Count ...

's 39-year-old player-manager

Cap Anson Adrian Constantine Anson (April 17, 1852 – April 14, 1922), nicknamed "Cap" (for "Captain") and "Pop", was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman. Including his time in the National Association (NA), he played a record 27 ...

wears a false white beard against

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

. It doesn't help him at the plate – he is hitless in 3 at-bats. The White Stockings beat Boston, 5-3. *September 12 –

Milwaukee Brewers The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division. The Brewers are named for t ...

outfielder

Abner Dalrymple Abner Frank Dalrymple (September 9, 1857 – January 25, 1939) was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who hit 43 home runs (including 22 in 1884, the second-highest total to that date) and batted .288 with 407 RBI during his 12-s ...

hits for the cycle in a 10–4 win over the Washington Statesmen.

October–December

*October 4 – On the final day of the

season,

Ted Breitenstein Theodore P. ("Ted" or "Breit") Breitenstein (June 1, 1869 – May 3, 1935) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher from St. Louis, Missouri who played from to for the St. Louis Browns/Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds. He is best known f ...

of the St. Louis Browns throws a

against the Louisville Colonels, in an 8–0 Browns win. It is Breitenstein's first major league start. He faced the minimum number of batters, 27, allowing just one base on balls. It was also the last

thrown in the

, as the league folded following the season. *November 26 – A series for the championship of the

Pacific Coast Pacific coast may be used to reference any coastline that borders the Pacific Ocean. Geography Americas Countries on the western side of the Americas have a Pacific coast as their western or southwestern border, except for Panama, where the Pac ...

begins between the champions of the California League (the San Jose Dukes) and the Pacific Northwest League pennant winners (the Portland Webfeet). San Jose wins the opener, 8–6. The series will last until January 10 with San Jose winning 10 games to 9. All the games are played in

San Jose, California San Jose, officially San José (; ; ), is a major city in the U.S. state of California that is the cultural, financial, and political center of Silicon Valley and largest city in Northern California by both population and area. With a 2020 popu ...

Births

January

*January 1 – Charlie Schmutz *January 2 – Joe Lotz *January 3 – John Dowd *January 3 – Charlie Harding *January 8 – Bud Weiser *January 14 – John Shovlin *January 15 –

Ray Chapman Raymond Johnson Chapman (January 15, 1891 – August 17, 1920) was an American baseball player. He spent his entire career as a shortstop for the Cleveland Indians. Chapman was hit in the head by a pitch thrown by pitcher Carl Mays and died ...

*January 15 – Leo Townsend *January 16 – Marv Goodwin *January 16 –

Ferdie Schupp Ferdinand Maurice Schupp (January 16, 1891 – December 16, 1971) born in Louisville, Kentucky, was a pitcher for the New York Giants (1913–19), St. Louis Cardinals (1919–21), Brooklyn Robins (1921) and Chicago White Sox (1922). In 10 season ...

*January 20 – Earl Smith *January 23 –

Raymond Haley Raymond Timothy Haley (January 23, 1891 – October 8, 1973) was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1915 through 1917 for the Boston Red Sox (1915–16) and Philadelphia Athletics (1916–17). ...

*January 23 – Orie Kerlin *January 23 –

King Lear ''King Lear'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane a ...

*January 25 – George Lyons *January 27 – Al Tesch *January 28 –

Bill Doak William Leopold Doak (January 28, 1891 – November 26, 1954) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for three teams between 1912 and 1929. He spent portions of 13 seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals. He was nicknamed "Spi ...

*January 29 – Esty Chaney *January 31 –

Tim Hendryx Timothy Green Hendryx (January 31, 1891 – August 14, 1957) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played with four different teams between the 1911 and 1921 seasons. In an eight-season career, Hendryx was a .276 hitter (356-for-1291) w ...

*January 31 – Tex McDonald

February

*February 5 –

Roger Peckinpaugh Roger Thorpe Peckinpaugh (February 5, 1891 – November 17, 1977) was an American professional baseball player shortstop and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1910 through 1927, during which he played for the Cleveland Na ...

*February 7 – Bill Dalrymple *February 18 –

Sherry Smith Sherrod Malone (Sherry) Smith (February 18, 1891 – September 12, 1949) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1911 until 1927, he pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1911–12), Brooklyn Robins (1915–17, 1919–1922) and Clevela ...

*February 18 – Zip Zabel *February 22 – Clarence Mitchell *February 26 – Jack Hammond

March

*March 1 – Roy Elsh *March 2 – William Fischer *March 4 – José Acosta *March 4 –

Dazzy Vance Charles Arthur "Dazzy" Vance (March 4, 1891 – February 16, 1961) was an American professional baseball player. He played as a pitcher for five different franchises in Major League Baseball (MLB) in a career that spanned twenty years. Known for ...

*March 5 –

Walt Alexander Walter Ernest Alexander (March 5, 1891 – December 29, 1978) was a former Major League Baseball player. He batted and threw right-handed, and weight 165 pounds. He was a catcher for the St. Louis Browns The St. Louis Browns were a Major Leagu ...

*March 6 – Frank Fletcher *March 6 –

Clarence Garrett Clarence Raymond Garrett (March 6, 1891 – February 11, 1977) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season. Nicknamed "Laz", he pitched four games for the Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional ...

*March 8 – Ollie O'Mara *March 12 – Jack Little *March 14 – Dave Gregg *March 19 –

Rube Schauer Rube Schauer (born Alexander John Schauer) (March 19, 1891 – April 15, 1957), was a Major League Baseball player who played pitcher from –. Schauer played for the New York Giants and Philadelphia Athletics The Philadelphia Athletics were a ...

*March 20 –

Joe Boehling John Joseph Boehling (March 20, 1891 – September 8, 1941) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for seven seasons. He played with the Washington Senators from 1912 to 1916, and the Cleveland Indians from 1916 to 1920. Boehling made his major ...

*March 24 –

Ernie Shore Ernest Grady Shore (March 24, 1891 – September 24, 1980) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox during some of their best years in the 1910s. He was born near East Bend, North Carolina. Shore grad ...

*March 25 – Polly McLarry *March 26 –

Hardin Barry Hardin Barry (March 26, 1891 – November 5, 1969), nicknamed "Finn", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher for one season prior to a lifetime career in law. History Born in Susanville, California,

*March 27 –

Bill Rumler William George Rumler (March 27, 1891 – May 26, 1966), known as James Rumler during the 1918 season, and Red Moore during the 1921 season, was a professional baseball player, whose career spanned 19 seasons, three of which were spent in Major Le ...

*March 31 – Jim Brown *March 31 – Johnny Couch

April

*April 16 – Charlie Meara *April 16 – Ricardo Torres *April 17 – Scott Perry *April 20 –

Dave Bancroft David James Bancroft (April 20, 1891 – October 9, 1972) was an American professional baseball shortstop and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants, Boston Braves and the Brooklyn Robins ...

*April 22 – Billy Orr *April 24 –

Pete Falsey Peter James Falsey (April 24, 1891 – May 23, 1976) was a Major League Baseball player with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Falsey played only in and had only one at-bat in three games. He went 0-1.Tony Brottem Anton Christian "Tony" Brottem (April 30, 1891 – August 5, 1929) was born April 30, 1891. He was born on the family farm in the northwest corner of Hendrum Township, Norman County, MN, a few miles southeast of Halstad, MN. His father, John Ols ...

May

*May 2 – John Leary *May 3 –

Eppa Rixey Eppa Rixey Jr. (May 3, 1891 – February 28, 1963), nicknamed "Jephtha", was an American baseball player who played 21 seasons for the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1933 as a left-handed p ...

*May 4 – Frank Bruggy *May 4 –

Vic Saier Victor Sylvester Saier (May 4, 1891 – May 14, 1967) was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1919. He played for the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Saier stood at and weighed 185 lbs.Bruno Haas Bruno Philip Haas (May 5, 1891 – June 5, 1952) was a Major League Baseball pitcher, minor league baseball executive, and a pro football player in the NFL. His baseball career lasted 37 years. At Worcester Academy, he met Roy McGillicuddy, the s ...

*May 5 – Jack McCandless *May 8 –

Red Hoff Chester Cornelius "Red" Hoff (May 8, 1891 – September 17, 1998) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. Biography Early life Chester ("Chet" or "Red") Hoff was born in Ossining, New York, the fifth child (and fourth ...

*May 10 – Bob Geary *May 11 – Roger Salmon *May 15 –

Karl Meister Karl Daniel Meister (May 15, 1891 – August 15, 1967) was a Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 to ...

*May 19 – Dixie Carroll *May 19 – George Clark *May 19 –

Dutch Schliebner Frederick Paul "Dutch" Schliebner (May 19, 1891 – April 15, 1975) was a German-born American professional baseball first baseman. He played for one season in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Brooklyn Robins and St. Louis Browns.Joe Harris *May 21 –

Doc Ayers Yancey Wyatt "Doc" Ayers (May 21, 1891 – May 26, 1968) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). He was known for throwing the spitball, and was one of the 17 pitchers allowed to continue throwing the pitch after it was outlawed ...

*May 21 –

Bunny Hearn Charles Bunn "Bunny" Hearn (May 21, 1891 – October 10, 1959) was a Major League Baseball pitcher, Major League scout, and minor league, semi-pro and college-level manager. Biography He was born on May 21, 1891, in Chapel Hill, North Carol ...

*May 22 – Bill Cramer *May 24 – Pete Sims *May 26 –

Gene Paulette Eugene Edward Paulette (May 26, 1891 – February 8, 1966) was a Major League Baseball infielder from 1911 to 1920. Paulette broke in briefly with the New York Giants in 1911; but from 1912 to 1916, he played in the Southern Association. He ...

June

*June 1 –

Hank Severeid Henry Levai Severeid (June 1, 1891 – December 17, 1968) was an American professional baseball player and scout. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1926, most notably as a member of the St. Louis Browns where, he was kn ...

*June 1 –

Homer Thompson Homer Armstrong Thompson (September 7, 1906 – May 7, 2000) was a Canadian classical archaeologist of the twentieth century, specializing in ancient Greece. While studying for his doctorate at the University of Michigan, Benjamin Dean Mer ...

*June 2 –

Oscar Horstmann Oscar Theodore Horstmann (June 2, 1891 – May 11, 1977) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played with the St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete ...

*June 3 – Bill McTigue *June 8 – Buck Danner *June 9 – Charlie Kavanagh *June 13 –

Marty Kavanagh Martin Joseph Kavanagh (June 13, 1891 – July 28, 1960) was an American baseball player. He played professional baseball for six years from 1913 to 1918, including five seasons in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers (1914–1916, 1918) ...

*June 14 – Jack Reis *June 14 – Frank Withrow *June 15 –

Frank Crossin Francis Patrick "Frank" Crossin, Sr. (June 15, 1891 – December 6, 1965) was a professional baseball player whose career spanned seven seasons, three of which were spent in Major League Baseball (MLB) St. Louis Browns (1912–14). Over his Major ...

*June 15 –

Lou North Louis Alexander North (June 15, 1891 – May 15, 1974) was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of seven seasons (1913, 1917, 1920–1924) with the Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Braves. F ...

*June 17 – Zeb Terry *June 21 –

Bert Adams John Bertram Adams (June 21, 1891 – June 24, 1940) was a professional baseball player in the early 20th century. Primarily a catcher, Adams played from to , with the Cleveland Naps and Philadelphia Phillies. Adams died in 1940 at age 49 and ...

*June 23 –

Al Clauss Albert Stanley "Lefty" Clauss (June 23, 1891 – September 13, 1952) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Clauss played for the Detroit Tigers in . In 5 career games, he had a 0-1 record, with a 4.73 ERA. He batted right and threw left-hand ...

*June 23 – Johnny Priest *June 25 – Pete Lapan *June 26 – Mike Fitzgerald *June 26 – Al Huenke

July

*July 1 – Fritz Scheeren *July 3 – Joe Houser *July 4 – Stump Edington *July 6 –

Steve O'Neill Stephen Francis O'Neill (July 6, 1891 – January 26, 1962) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher, most notably with the Cleveland Indians. As a manager, he led the Detroit Tig ...

*July 8 –

Clyde Barfoot Clyde Raymond Barfoot (July 8, 1891 – March 11, 1971), nicknamed "Foots", was an American baseball player. He played professional baseball as a right-handed pitcher 25 years from 1914 to 1938, including three seasons in Major League Baseball ...

*July 9 – Jim Scoggins *July 12 –

Hank Schreiber Henry "Hank" Walter Shreiber (July 12, 1891 – February 23, 1968) was a Major League Baseball infielder. He was the only major league player to play for five major league teams in five non-consecutive years, never playing on more than one team p ...

*July 15 –

Jim Breton John Frederick "Jim" Breton (July 15, 1891 – May 30, 1973) was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox ...

*July 17 – Eddie Brown *July 19 –

Earl Hamilton Earl Andrew Hamilton (July 19, 1891 – November 17, 1968) was a left-handed pitcher for the St. Louis Browns (1911–16, later in 1916–17), Detroit Tigers (1916), Pittsburgh Pirates (1918–23), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1924) of Major ...

*July 22 – George Baumgardner *July 22 – Herb Herring *July 23 – Jack Theis *July 28 – Joe Mathes *July 29 – Fred Smith

August

*August 1 –

Bob Emmerich Robert George Emmerich (August 1, 1891 – November 22, 1948) is a former Major League Baseball player. He played one season with the Boston Braves The Atlanta Braves, a current Major League Baseball franchise, originated in Boston, Massach ...

*August 4 – Jim Haislip *August 8 –

Chick Keating Walter Francis "Chick" Keating (August 8, 1891 – July 13, 1959) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB ...

*August 11 – Karl Adams *August 11 – Walter Barbare *August 12 – Bill Lathrop *August 15 –

Tim Bowden Timothy Gibson Bowden (born 2 August 1937), is an Australian author, radio and television broadcaster and producer, and oral historian. He was born in Hobart, Tasmania, and studied at the University of Tasmania, where he graduated with a Bachel ...

*August 17 – Jack Powell *August 17 – Arch Reilly *August 18 –

Wally Gerber Walter Gerber (August 18, 1891 – June 19, 1951) was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of fifteen seasons in Major League Baseball, playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1914–15), St. Louis Browns (1917–28) and Boston Red S ...

*August 19 –

Al DeVormer Albert E. DeVormer (August 19, 1891 – August 29, 1966) was an American professional baseball player. He played as a backup catcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, and New York Giants. DeVor ...

*August 19 – Herbert Hill *August 19 –

Ike McAuley James Earl "Ike" McAuley (August 19, 1891 – April 6, 1928) born in Wichita, Kansas, USA, was a shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1914–16), St. Louis Cardinals (1917) and Chicago Cubs (1925). From 1920–25, he played for the minor-league ...

*August 20 – Ed Hovlik *August 21 – Jim Eschen *August 22 –

Happy Felsch Oscar Emil "Happy" Felsch (August 22, 1891 – August 17, 1964) was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox from 1915 to 1920.

*August 26 – Bill Hopper *August 28 – Byron Houck *August 29 –

Ray Callahan Kenneth Ray Callahan (April 28, 1933 – September 2, 2017) was an American football player and coach. He was recruited by Coach Paul Bear Bryant at the University of Kentucky in 1952 under a full scholarship. Coach Bryant mentored him oft ...

*August 30 – Steve Partenheimer *August 30 –

Pol Perritt William Dayton "Pol" Perritt (August 30, 1891 – October 15, 1947), sometimes referred to as Poll Perritt or Polly Perritt, was an American baseball pitcher. He played professional baseball for ten years from 1912 to 1921. A native of Louisiana ...

September

*September 1 – Austin Walsh *September 3 – Katsy Keifer *September 7 – Fred Blackwell *September 8 –

Verne Clemons Verne James Clemons (September 8, 1891 - May 5, 1959) was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of seven seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as a catcher. He made his major league debut for the St. Louis Browns in 1916, th ...

*September 9 – Dan Costello *September 10 – Joe Evers *September 12 – Joe Peploski *September 16 – Rogelio Crespo *September 16 – George Orme *September 16 – Dick Robertson *September 21 – Gil Britton *September 21 – Pete Shields *September 24 – Paddy Siglin *September 26 – Tinsley Ginn *September 27 – Doug Baird *September 28 – Everett Booe

October

*October 2 –

Eddie Murphy Edward Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and singer. He rose to fame on the sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'', for which he was a regular cast member from 1980 to 1984. Murphy has als ...

*October 7 – George Batten *October 8 –

Doug Neff Douglas Williams Neff (October 8, 1891 – May 23, 1932) was a Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 tot ...

*October 8 – Monte Pfeffer *October 13 –

Fred McMullin Fred Drury McMullin (October 13, 1891 – November 20, 1952) was an American Major League Baseball third baseman. He is best known for his involvement in the 1919 Black Sox scandal. Early life Fred McMullin was born to Robert and Minnie McM ...

*October 14 –

Bert Gallia Melvin Allys "Bert" Gallia (October 14, 1891 – March 19, 1976) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1920. He played for the Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns, and Philadelphia Phillies. Gallia grew up in Woodsboro, Texas. A ...

*October 30 –

Charlie Deal Charles Albert Deal (October 30, 1891 – September 16, 1979), was a professional baseball player who played third base in the Major Leagues from 1912 to 1921. He would play for the Chicago Cubs, Boston Braves, St. Louis Browns, St. Louis Terrier ...

November

*November 1 –

Heinie Stafford Henry Alexander "Heinie" Stafford (November 1, 1891 – January 29, 1972) was an American Major League Baseball player who played a single game for the New York Giants in . Tufts University (1912–1916) Born in Orleans, Vermont, Stafford played ...

*November 3 –

Charles Spearman Charles Edward Spearman, FRS (10 September 1863 – 17 September 1945) was an English psychologist known for work in statistics, as a pioneer of factor analysis, and for Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. He also did seminal work on mod ...

*November 5 –

Greasy Neale Alfred Earle "Greasy" Neale (November 5, 1891 – November 2, 1973) was an American football and baseball player and coach. Early life and playing career Neale was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia. Although writers eventually assumed that Nea ...

*November 6 – Jeff McCleskey *November 6 – Red Torphy *November 7 – Tracy Baker *November 11 –

Rabbit Maranville Walter James Vincent "Rabbit" Maranville (November 11, 1891 – January 6, 1954) was an American professional baseball shortstop, second baseman and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, ...

*November 12 –

Carl Mays Carl William Mays (November 12, 1891 – April 4, 1971) was an American baseball pitcher who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1929. During his career, he won over 200 games, 27 in 1921 alone, and was a member of four Wor ...

*November 18 –

Arthur Hauger John Arthur Hauger (November 18, 1893 – August 2, 1944) was a major league baseball player and scout and minor league manager. Hauger was an outfielder for the Cleveland Naps. He played in fifteen games and only managed one hit (a single) ...

*November 20 –

Leon Cadore Leon Joseph "Caddy" Cadore (November 20, 1891 – March 16, 1958) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1924. Early life Born in Chicago, Illinois, Cadore was orphaned at 13 and went to live with his uncle, ...

*November 30 – Joe Giebel

December

*December 1 –

Johnny O'Connor Johnny O'Connor (born 9 February 1980) is an Irish rugby union coach and former player. He is currently a strength and conditioning coach at his former club Connacht, having previously performed that role at football clubs Arsenal and Galwa ...

*December 3 –

Larry Gilbert Lawrence Allen Gilbert, Sr. (November 19, 1942 – January 21, 1998) was an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1997 Senior Players Championship, one of the major championships on the Senior PGA Tour. Gilbert was born in For ...

*December 11 –

Erwin Renfer Erwin Arthur Renfer (December 11, 1891 – October 26, 1957) was an American baseball pitcher from 1910 to 1915. He compiled a 61–35 record in 131 minor league games, and he also appeared in one game in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tig ...

*December 12 – Tom Daly *December 13 – Bob Wright *December 14 –

Al Tedrow Allen Seymour Tedrow (December 14, 1891 – January 23, 1958) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched in four games for the Cleveland Naps The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guar ...

*December 16 –

Fred Tyler Frederick Daniel Tyler (born March 15, 1954) is an American competitive swimming (sport), swimmer and aquatics coach, winner of several high school and college championships and a gold medal in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the 1972 Summe ...

*December 19 – Pep Goodwin *December 28 –

Doc Carroll Ralph Arthur "Doc" Carroll (December 28, 1891 – June 27, 1983), was a Major League Baseball catcher who played in with the Philadelphia Athletics. He batted and threw right-handed. Carroll had a .091 batting average in ten games, two hits in 22 ...

*December 29 – Dave Skeels *December 31 – Charlie Flannigan

Deaths

*January 13 – Joe Connors, age unknown, pitched 3 games in 1884 in the Union Association. *February 6 – Tom Healey, 37?, pitcher in 1878. *February 25 – Jeremiah Reardon, 22?, pitcher who appeared in 2 games in 1886. *April 14 – Frank Bell, 27?, played for the 1885

Brooklyn Grays The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1884 as a member of the American Association before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brooklyn until 1957, after which the club moved to Los Angeles, Californi ...

. *May 20 –

Jim Fogarty James G. Fogarty (February 12, 1864 – May 20, 1891) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball from 1884 to 1890 for the Philadelphia Quakers and Philadelphia Athletics. An alumnus of Saint Mary's Col ...

, 27, utility player from 1884–1890. Led the

in stolen bases with 99 in 1889. *May 21 –

Jim Whitney James Evans "Grasshopper Jim" Whitney (November 10, 1857 – May 21, 1891) was an American professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of ten seasons (1881–1890) with the Boston Red Caps/Beaneaters, Kansas City Cowbo ...

, 33, pitcher who had five 20-win seasons, including 37 for

1883 Events January–March * January 4 – ''Life'' magazine is founded in Los Angeles, California, United States. * January 10 – A fire at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, kills 73 people. * Ja ...

champions; led NL in wins, games and innings as 1881 rookie, in strikeouts in 1883; good hitter also played center field, batted .323 in 1882. *June 10 –

Jerry Dorgan Jeremiah F. "Jerry" Dorgan (1856 – June 10, 1891) was an American professional baseball player from 1879 to 1887. He played four seasons of Major League Baseball as a right fielder and catcher for five major league clubs. He appeared in 131 ...

, 34?, reserve player from 1880–1885. *July 2 – John Cassidy, 34?, right fielder for five teams who batted .378 for the 1877

Hartford Dark Blues The Hartfords (more commonly called the Hartford Dark Blues because of their uniform color) were a 19th-century baseball team. The team was based in Hartford, Connecticut. History In 1874, baseball in Hartford, CT was being played in a fever pit ...

. *July 14 – Bill Crowley, 34, outfielder from 1875–1885. *July 29 – Steve Matthias, 31?, shortstop for the 1884 Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies of the Union Association. *August 25 – Jerry Sweeney, 31?, 1st baseman for the 1884

Kansas City Cowboys Several sports team in Kansas City, Missouri have used the name Cowboys: *Kansas City Cowboys (Union Association), a baseball team in the Union Association in 1884 *Kansas City Cowboys (National League), a baseball team in the National League in 18 ...

. *August 28 – Joe Miller, 41, 2nd baseman who played from 1872–1875. *October 11 – Will Smalley, 20, 3rd baseman for the

1890 Events January–March * January 1 ** The Kingdom of Italy establishes Eritrea as its colony, in the Horn of Africa. ** In Michigan, the wooden steamer ''Mackinaw'' burns in a fire on the Black River. * January 2 ** The steamship ...

. *October 14 –

Larry Corcoran Lawrence J. Corcoran (August 10, 1859 – October 14, 1891) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. Corcoran debuted in the 1880 season, where he won 43 games and led the Chicago team to the National ...

, 32, pitcher who won 175 games for the Chicago White Stockings from 1880 to 1885, led NL in wins, strikeouts and ERA once each; first pitcher to coordinate signals with his catcher, threw three no-hitters. *October 21 –

Ed Daily Edward M. Daily (September 7, 1862 – October 21, 1891) was a Major League Baseball player. He played seven seasons in the majors, from until , for the Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals, Columbus Solons, Brooklyn Gladiators, New ...

, 29, pitcher from 1885–1891. Won 26 games in 1885. *November 19 – Ernie Hickman, 35?, starting pitcher for the

of the Union Association in 1884.

References

External links

1891 National League season at Baseball-Reference.com1891 American Association season at Baseball-Reference.comCharlton's Baseball Chronology at BaseballLibrary.comYear by Year History at Baseball-Almanac.comRetrosheet.org
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